Pb Vigilance nabs lineman taking bribe Rs 10,000 for installation of domestic electricity meter

Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Wednesday nabbed Lineman Krishan Kumar, posted in PSPCL sub division Kalyan, Patiala district while taking bribe of Rs 10,000. A spokesperson of the State Vigilance Bureau (VB) said the accused lineman has been arrested on the complaint of Sukhwinder Singh from Patiala. The complainant approached the VB and alleged that Krishan Kumar had already taken Rs 3,000 as bribe for installation of a domestic electricity meter at his plot on Nabha road Patiala. The accused lineman was demanding Rs 10,000 more as bribe to further share it with concerned SDO and 2 JEs posted at PSPCL Kalyan. The spokesperson said that after verification of facts in the complaint the VB laid a trap and the accused lineman was arrested accepting bribe Rs 10,000 as second instalment in the presence of two official witnesses